Articles by Marisa Wojcik

Noon Wednesday: Can Wisconsin Stay Ahead of Future Floods?

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
Repeated flood damage is bleeding budgets in northwest Wisconsin. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses the cycle of storm damage and infrastructure repair, and how communities in the region are dealing with it.
Series: Women In Wisconsin's Democracy

Noon Wednesday: The Untold Story Of Women's Suffrage

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 12:00pm
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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote, but it did not include all women. State Rep. Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, discusses the lesser-known history of the women's suffrage movement that excluded women of color.
Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Health Professionals Can Better Serve Hmong

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 12:00pm
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What are the different needs that health providers might not be aware of when it comes to Hmong patients? Peng Her from the Hmong Institute discusses how health care professionals can be more culturally competent in serving their Hmong patients.
Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Taking Politics Out Of Farmer Mental Health

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 12:00pm
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Wisconsin politicians have sparred over how to provide mental health resources to the state's farmers. UW-Extension agriculture and health safety specialist John Shutske discusses the groundwork necessary to help farmers struggling with mental health issues.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

How Wisconsin Grapples With PFAS Contamination

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, better known as PFAS, can contaminate groundwater and pose health risks to people. Multiple Wisconsin municipalities are considering how to deal with PFAS, and Wisconsin DNR Sec.-Designee Preston Cole discusses the state's response to the issue.

Noon Wednesday: Can't We Just Talk About It?

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 12:00pm
Researchers in Wisconsin are exploring how polarized politics can fracture civic discourse. UW-Madison journalism professor Mike Wagner discusses the work of the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal to investigate the intersection of media, technology and politics.
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Climate Change Impacting Mercury Levels

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 12:00pm
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Research by the UW-Madison Center for Limnology collecting 30 years of data points to long-term impacts of climate change on mercury levels in lakes and fish in Wisconsin. WPR reporter Sarah Whites-Kodischek describes how scientists came across these findings.

The Story Of Wisconsin's Singular Partial Veto

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WisContext
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PBS Wisconsin
Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 4:00pm
The ability to issue partial vetoes of appropriations bills has allowed Wisconsin governors since 1930 to wield a quasi-legislative power that can substantially — and sometimes controversially — alter the text and implications of appropriations bills with little if any legislative input.
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Outside Factors Impacting Wisconsin's Health Rankings

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 12:00pm
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Every year, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps issues data about how a myriad of factors contribute to health. UW Population Health Institute director Sheri Johnson discusses how the 2019 rankings emphasize housing to explain the interconnectedness of inequality and health.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

Noon Wednesday: Emerging Water Contaminant Raising Alarms

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 12:00pm
The city of Madison's water quality manager, Joe Grande, voluntarily tested for PFAS chemicals in public water wells that aren't regulated. Grande discusses what is known and remains unknown about these pollutants.